Irony: The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
Metaphor: a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance
Stereotype: a simplified and standardized conception or image invested with special meaning and held in common by members of a group
Allusion: a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication
Personification: the attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions, esp. as a rhetorical figure.
symbolism:the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.
Metaphor
1. "Dirty Swine!" a guard shouted when one of the girls tripped and fell.
This is a metaphor because a guard called a GIRL a SWINE.
2. "May I help you with your load, little sister?"
This is a metaphor because a soldier asks Eva this and calls her sister although they are not brother and sister.
Stereotype
1. It is a stereotype that Jews are terrible people that do not deserve to live anymore.
2. It is a stereotype that all the Nazis were cruel to Jews. There is an example of this being wrong in Herr Schmidt and also in the soldier who tended to Eva's hand.
Irony
1. It is ironic that they are rescued right after a girl who is banging on the door for the guards to let them out says, "Listen to her! She's made a great discovery: the Germans are going to kill us. It is ironic because they did not get killed.
2. It is ironic that Bella, a Jew, will hand over a fellow Jew to the Nazis, but Herr Schmidt, a Catholic "Nazi", risks his life to keep them safe.
Symbolism
1. The prisoners are given numbers to represent their names. This is symbolism because the numbers symbolize their names.
2. Eva will not eat the soup because it has pork in it. She is Jewish so she will not eat pork. This symbolizes her devotion to her religion.
NICE WORK, PIPPI. GOOD DEFINITIONS OF THE LITERARY TERMS AND EXAMPLES THAT SUPPORT THE DEFINITIONS.
Assignment #2
Internal conflict- in literature and drama, a struggle which takes place in the protagonist's mind and through which the character reaches a new understanding or dynamic change.
External Conflict- in literature, a struggle between the protagonist and another character against nature or some outside force.
Eva
Internal conflicts
Eva isn't sure if she should tell Rachel what she heard about Bedzin or not because she does not want to make her sicker.
Eva doesn't want to let herself have confidence in what is passed around because they could be rumors, but she wants to hope some of them are true and not be let down if they are.
Eva doesn't know if she should go to dig the ditches or not because she is afraid that it might be a trick, but she is so hungry that she wants to risk it for the possibility of food.
External Conflicts
A lady steals Eva's food for digging the trenches.
The Nazis are killing Jews like Eva.
There is the constant threat of disease spreading throughout the entire barracks.
Internal paragraph
Eva was listening to some girls at the factory talking. Her father lives in Bedzin. As they were talking they came to the topic of Bedzin being invaded. Eva was very worried that her father had been killed. She was thinking about telling Rachel about it, but decided against it thinking that it would make her get sicker.
Eva hears rumors constantly about the Soviet advances and how the war would end very soon. They were always wrong and she knew that. She always put her hope in them and then have her hopes crushed after months of waiting. She never knew what to believe. She needed the hope that they brought to keep herself going, but she couldn't bear to be let down again.
Eva is extremely hungry and there is a possible chance for her to eat extra. She would have to go and help dig trenches. She did not know if she should go or not. The thought of more food threw her into it and she offered to go. Rachel was extremely worried that it would be a trap and Eva would be killed and Eva began to think of that possibility also. In the end she went and ended up with extra food.
External Paragraph
Eva worked extremely hard in the trenches to get her share in food. She got her food when she was called over to help empty some sand bags. She could not hold her food and do the work at the same time so a lady offered to hold the food for her. When she was found too weak to do the work, she was sent back. She went to collect her food when she found that it was gone. The lady had eaten it and Eva was left hungry.
The Nazis were killing Jews and using them practically as slaves. That is why Eva and Rachel were in the concentration camp.
Without proper medicine, hygiene, and latrine materials, everyone was prone to disease. They were at the constant threat of being struck with an awful disease.
Rachel
Internal Conflicts
Rachel has weak lungs.
Rachel wants to wash in warm water, but she is allergic to nettles.
Rachel doesn't want to let herself have confidence in what is passed around because they could be rumors, but she wants to hope some of them are true and not be let down if they are.
External Conflicts
The Nazis are killing Jews like Rachel.
In the barracks they are always prone to diseases.
Rachel was constantly hungry.
Internal Paragraph
Rachel has always had weak lungs. She was short of breath a lot and she got tired very quickly. It was easier for her to get sick than most people. She would constantly be coughing.
One day, Rachel and Eva decided to wash in the troughs at the factory because the water was warm unlike the showers. After washing, Rachel began to break out in a rash and was very weak. She was taken to the infirmary and the doctor said that she had a severe case of the Nettles. There was nettle fabric in the troughs that day and Rachel had an allergic reaction to it.
Rachel hears rumors constantly about the Soviet advances and how the war would end very soon. They were always wrong and she knew that. She always put her hope in them and then have her hopes crushed after months of waiting. She never knew what to believe. She needed the hope that they brought to keep herself going, but she couldn't bear to be let down again.
External Paragraph
The Nazis were killing Jews and using them practically as slaves. That is why Eva and Rachel were in the concentration camp.
Without proper medicine, hygiene, and latrine materials, everyone was prone to disease. They were at the constant threat of being struck with an awful disease.
There was barely any food given out in rations. By the end of their time at the camp, all they gave out was a small portion of broth that was used to boil potatoes in. Occasionally people would get lucky and find a potato peel in their soup.
Pippi-Very nice. You hit on some main conflicts for both characters, and you wrote them up nicely in paragraph form.
Mrs. M 5/12/10
Assignment #3
The purpose of indoctrination of children was to instill in them the views of the Nazi's. The teachers in their schools were inspected by Nazi officers to make sure that they would be teaching the children what they thought was right. If the teacher did not seem trustworthy they were immediately sacked. This fit into Hitler's plan for a perfect world by getting rid of Jews and putting Hitler's vision into the minds of children so that they would carry out what he started. Exactly. The younger the children, the easier it was to brainwash them. They knew no other way of life so they were loyal to Hitler and his beliefs.
Mrs. M 5/12/10
Assignment #4
Bandwagon- A trend at the time.
Scapegoat- A person or thing carrying the blame for others.
Bandwagon is a part of book because people are joining in on showing hate for Jews.
Scapegoat is a part of the book because Hitler blamed all of their trouble on Jews. The Jews were scapegoats. Good.
Mrs. M 5/12/10
Assignment #1
Irony: The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
Metaphor: a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance
Stereotype: a simplified and standardized conception or image invested with special meaning and held in common by members of a group
Allusion: a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication
Personification: the attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions, esp. as a rhetorical figure.
symbolism: the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.
Metaphor
1. "Dirty Swine!" a guard shouted when one of the girls tripped and fell.
This is a metaphor because a guard called a GIRL a SWINE.
2. "May I help you with your load, little sister?"
This is a metaphor because a soldier asks Eva this and calls her sister although they are not brother and sister.
Stereotype
1. It is a stereotype that Jews are terrible people that do not deserve to live anymore.
2. It is a stereotype that all the Nazis were cruel to Jews. There is an example of this being wrong in Herr Schmidt and also in the soldier who tended to Eva's hand.
Irony
1. It is ironic that they are rescued right after a girl who is banging on the door for the guards to let them out says, "Listen to her! She's made a great discovery: the Germans are going to kill us. It is ironic because they did not get killed.
2. It is ironic that Bella, a Jew, will hand over a fellow Jew to the Nazis, but Herr Schmidt, a Catholic "Nazi", risks his life to keep them safe.
Symbolism
1. The prisoners are given numbers to represent their names. This is symbolism because the numbers symbolize their names.
2. Eva will not eat the soup because it has pork in it. She is Jewish so she will not eat pork. This symbolizes her devotion to her religion.
NICE WORK, PIPPI. GOOD DEFINITIONS OF THE LITERARY TERMS AND EXAMPLES THAT SUPPORT THE DEFINITIONS.
Assignment #2
Internal conflict- in literature and drama, a struggle which takes place in the protagonist's mind and through which the character reaches a new understanding or dynamic change.
External Conflict- in literature, a struggle between the protagonist and another character against nature or some outside force.
Eva
Internal conflicts- Eva isn't sure if she should tell Rachel what she heard about Bedzin or not because she does not want to make her sicker.
- Eva doesn't want to let herself have confidence in what is passed around because they could be rumors, but she wants to hope some of them are true and not be let down if they are.
- Eva doesn't know if she should go to dig the ditches or not because she is afraid that it might be a trick, but she is so hungry that she wants to risk it for the possibility of food.
External Conflicts- A lady steals Eva's food for digging the trenches.
- The Nazis are killing Jews like Eva.
- There is the constant threat of disease spreading throughout the entire barracks.
Internal paragraphEva was listening to some girls at the factory talking. Her father lives in Bedzin. As they were talking they came to the topic of Bedzin being invaded. Eva was very worried that her father had been killed. She was thinking about telling Rachel about it, but decided against it thinking that it would make her get sicker.
Eva hears rumors constantly about the Soviet advances and how the war would end very soon. They were always wrong and she knew that. She always put her hope in them and then have her hopes crushed after months of waiting. She never knew what to believe. She needed the hope that they brought to keep herself going, but she couldn't bear to be let down again.
Eva is extremely hungry and there is a possible chance for her to eat extra. She would have to go and help dig trenches. She did not know if she should go or not. The thought of more food threw her into it and she offered to go. Rachel was extremely worried that it would be a trap and Eva would be killed and Eva began to think of that possibility also. In the end she went and ended up with extra food.
External Paragraph
Eva worked extremely hard in the trenches to get her share in food. She got her food when she was called over to help empty some sand bags. She could not hold her food and do the work at the same time so a lady offered to hold the food for her. When she was found too weak to do the work, she was sent back. She went to collect her food when she found that it was gone. The lady had eaten it and Eva was left hungry.
The Nazis were killing Jews and using them practically as slaves. That is why Eva and Rachel were in the concentration camp.
Without proper medicine, hygiene, and latrine materials, everyone was prone to disease. They were at the constant threat of being struck with an awful disease.
Rachel
Internal Conflicts- Rachel has weak lungs.
- Rachel wants to wash in warm water, but she is allergic to nettles.
- Rachel doesn't want to let herself have confidence in what is passed around because they could be rumors, but she wants to hope some of them are true and not be let down if they are.
External Conflicts- The Nazis are killing Jews like Rachel.
- In the barracks they are always prone to diseases.
- Rachel was constantly hungry.
Internal ParagraphRachel has always had weak lungs. She was short of breath a lot and she got tired very quickly. It was easier for her to get sick than most people. She would constantly be coughing.
One day, Rachel and Eva decided to wash in the troughs at the factory because the water was warm unlike the showers. After washing, Rachel began to break out in a rash and was very weak. She was taken to the infirmary and the doctor said that she had a severe case of the Nettles. There was nettle fabric in the troughs that day and Rachel had an allergic reaction to it.
Rachel hears rumors constantly about the Soviet advances and how the war would end very soon. They were always wrong and she knew that. She always put her hope in them and then have her hopes crushed after months of waiting. She never knew what to believe. She needed the hope that they brought to keep herself going, but she couldn't bear to be let down again.
External Paragraph
The Nazis were killing Jews and using them practically as slaves. That is why Eva and Rachel were in the concentration camp.
Without proper medicine, hygiene, and latrine materials, everyone was prone to disease. They were at the constant threat of being struck with an awful disease.
There was barely any food given out in rations. By the end of their time at the camp, all they gave out was a small portion of broth that was used to boil potatoes in. Occasionally people would get lucky and find a potato peel in their soup.
Pippi-Very nice. You hit on some main conflicts for both characters, and you wrote them up nicely in paragraph form.
Mrs. M 5/12/10
Assignment #3
The purpose of indoctrination of children was to instill in them the views of the Nazi's. The teachers in their schools were inspected by Nazi officers to make sure that they would be teaching the children what they thought was right. If the teacher did not seem trustworthy they were immediately sacked. This fit into Hitler's plan for a perfect world by getting rid of Jews and putting Hitler's vision into the minds of children so that they would carry out what he started.Exactly. The younger the children, the easier it was to brainwash them. They knew no other way of life so they were loyal to Hitler and his beliefs.
Mrs. M 5/12/10
Assignment #4
Bandwagon- A trend at the time.Scapegoat- A person or thing carrying the blame for others.
Bandwagon is a part of book because people are joining in on showing hate for Jews.
Scapegoat is a part of the book because Hitler blamed all of their trouble on Jews. The Jews were scapegoats.
Good.
Mrs. M 5/12/10